Razor-holder.



No. 837,748. PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906. M. R. STAPP.

RAZOR HOLDER. APPLIcATrox FILED nl?. 190e.

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ATTORNEYS vpart MIL() R. STAPP, 0F AB ERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

Razn-HOLDER.

No. @87,7d8.

Application led March 7.

To (allI whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, Mino R. STAP?, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeoii in the county of Chehalis and State of Washiii iton, have invented a new and useful Razor-lolder, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to devices for holdin Y razor-blades while honing, stroppiiig, or ot ierwise shai'peiiinv the same, and more articularly to a hc der es ieeiallyl designed or su porting the cutting-blades of` the Gillette safety-razor.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder having a pair of clamping members adapted to receive and su port a razor-blade and means for moving tiie clamping'members longitudinally of the supporting-handle to release the blade.

A lfurther object is to provide the clamping iiieniliers with curved or convex faces to permit free tilting movement of 4the blade uring the honing or stropping operation., and, urtlier, to provide a swivel button or hand ieee for moving one of the clamping mem ers to release position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for locking the clamping members in operative and inoperative posi tions.

. With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described', and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, properF tions, and minor details of construction may to within the scope of the appended claims. y

In the accompanying drawings, forrmng a of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a blade-holder constructed in accordance with my invention, showing an ordinary Gillette razor-blade clamped inposition thereon. Fig. 2 is a similar view vshowin the clamping members released and the blae detached. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the su porting-handle. Fi 4 is a similarl view tuigen on ai line at rig t angles to the longitudinal plane of Fig. 3. Fi is a transverse sectional view.-

ASiinar numerals of reference indicate oorresponding parts in all `the figures of the drawings.

The'iinproved holder consists of a supportmghandle 5, provided with a longitu mal Specification of Letters Patent.

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bore- 6, in which is seated the shank 7 of a longitudinally-movable clamping member 8. The clamping member 8 is provided with one or more projections or studs 9, adapted to enter the openings 10 in an ordinary Gillette razor-blade, (indicated at 11,) and pivoted at -12 to .the free end of the clamping member 8 is a pivotal clam ing-member 13, having its active face provi( ed with spaced depressions or sockets 14 for the reception of the projections 9. l

The shank 7 is formed with a longitudinal slot or recess 15, through which extends a transverse pin or rivet 16, adapted to en age the end wa ls of the slot for limiting the onitudinal movement of the clamping memiers. The lower wall ofthe slot 15 is formed with one or ,more projections 17, defining locking-recesses 18 and 18', so that when the shank7is moved longitudinally of thehandle the pin or rivet 16 will engage said recesses, and thereby lock the clamping members in operative or inoperative position.

Mounted for lon litudinal and rotary movement in the end o? the handle 5 is a swivelhandpiece, the stem 18 of which is seated in an o ening or boro 19, communicatinfr with the ore 6 and provided with an en arged head 20, adapted to bear against and move the shank 7 longitudinally of the handle when the terminal knob or button 21 is pressed inwardly. It will thus be seen that when a longitudinal pressure is exerted on the button 21 the clam ing members will be projected beyond the s eeve or collar 22 to released position, thereby permitting the movable member 13 to be swung laterally on its pivotal connectiontorelease the blade.

The exposed walls of the clamping members 8 and 13 are preferably curved or convex, as indicated at 23, so as to permit free tilting movement of the blade 11 when stropping or honing the same.

In operation the razor-blade is placed in osition ,on the projecting lugs of the memer 8 and the movablemember 13 swung downwardly in contact therewith, after which the members are moved longitudinally of the handle until the pin 16 enga es the recess 18, thereby locking said mem ers in closed or operative position. To release the blade, the handle is grasped in the ngers and an inward pressure exerted on the button 21 with the palm of the hand, which 1 causes the head2() to engage. and rojeot the clampingmemjhers beyond the co ar 2 2, and

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In sharpening the razor-blade the latter is placed on the strap or hone With the curved or convex surfaee of the adjacent clampriilr'ilg e handle is then grasped in the ngers with the button engaging the palm of the'hand and the holder moved back and forth over the hone or strop in the usual manner. The button 21 permits free rotation of the handle on the stem 18, while the curved or convex faces of the clamping members permits the opposite edges of the razor-blade to be alternately tilted in contact with the strop or hone during the sha ening operation.

' Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. An implement embodying a handle, clampi members adapted 'to receive a cuttin -blge and having their outer ends pivota ly united and their inner ends carried by and movable longitudinally of the handle, and means for projecting the clamping mem= bers to release one of them.

2. An implement embodying a handle, clampin members adapted to receive a cntting-bla e, and having their outer ends ivotally united and their inner ends carrie by the handle, means for projecti the clamping members to release one o them, and means for locking said members in operative and inoperative position.

3. An implement embodying a handle, clamping members provided with interitting parts and adapted to engage and support a cutting-blade, said mem ers ha their inner ends disposed Within the handle,

and means for projecting the clamping members to thereb release one of them.

4. An impllement embodying a handle, clam ing members adapted to receive a cuttinglade and having convex bearing-surfaces and members having their outer ends pivotall united and their inner ends carried by the handle, and means operating within the handle for projecting the clamping members to release one of them.

5. An implement embod a handle, clamping membe1s having t eirou-ter ends pivotally united and their inner ends carried is provided with a slotted shank mounted for longitudinal movement in the handle, a pin extending` transversely of the handle and adapted to engage the Walls of the slot for limiting the longitudinal movement of the shank, and a handpiece carried by the handie and adapted to engage the adjacent end' of the shank for projecting the clamping members and releasing one of them.

7. An implement embodying a handle, a plurality of clamping members one of which is provided with a shank mounted for longitudinal movement in the handle, a slot formed in the shank and havi its walls provided with lookin recesses, a andpiece mounted for longitudinal and rotary movement in the handle andadapted to engage the adjacent end of the sha for releasing one of the clamping members, and a in extend 5 transverselyithrough the hand e and slot a adapted to engage the recesses for locking the clamp member in operative and inoperative positions.

8. An implement embod 'nga handle provided With a longitudinal ore having a reduced bore communicating therewith, a clamping memberI having a slotted shank seated in the longitudinal bore, a second clamping member pivoted to the first member, a transverse pin carried b the handle and adapted to enga e the Wal s of the slot, and a stem mounted or longitudinal and rotary movement Within the reduced bore and provided at one end thereof with an enlarged ead fitting Within the longitudinal bore and engaging t e shank the op osite end of said stem being provided with ali-and iece.

In testimony that I claim the oregoing as my own I have hereto ailixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

MIL() R. STAPP. Y Witnesses:

PHIL. S. Locke, S. K. Bones. 

